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We’re sponsoring New Adventures in Web Design!
We’re really pleased to announce that we’ll be sponsoring the New Adventures in Web Design conference in Nottingham on the 20th January 2011. 
Hosted by Simon Collison, New Adventures promises to be “carefully curated; chock-full of integrity, opinion, and fresh content, with an emphasis on shaking things up and challenging convention”.
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Award Winning Website Design
The Front studio is currently celebrating wins for our clients the Abbey Theatre and Island Lolly, while enjoying industry recognition for our design capabilities at the IDI Design Awards, Irish Web Awards and the .Net Awards.
For a studio that doesn’t normally enter awards, we appear to be doing rather well.
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What is the role of design at Front?
Most people agree that design is important to a company’s success. The Design Council, for example, aims to “place design at the heart of growth and renewal in Britain”. Design can be compelling, alluring and thought-provoking. But what exactly is the role of design at Front and why does this matter?
This article is based on my (short) talk at Refresh Belfast back in May 2010. I set out three broad approaches to design taken by web designers — user centred design, design thinking and expressive design — describing how these differ and why this matters.
David Hughes talked about his practical experience on the role of design at Front. Since that talk, Don Norman and Bill Moggridge have debated the role of design and I thought it would be useful to share our thinking in this area too.
What do I mean by the role of design and why does this matter? Speaking personally, I believe it’s important because, as someone working in a design studio, your view of the role of design influences everything you do.
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Hello Brighton - dConstruct 2010
I’ve just returned from a journey to the not-so-sandy shores of Brighton this past Friday for the sixth annual dConstruct conference, along with five other fronties.
We got to hear talks from some of the industry’s most respected designers, journalists and creative thinkers on how to make the most of the web, design thinking and future trends.
You can check out this comprehensive write up of the event by Robbie Manson, along with our very own pictures of dConstruct on Flickr.
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Front nominated for Design Agency of the Year
We’re really thrilled to be short-listed for Design Agency of the Year in the prestigious .Net Magazine awards, amongst some awesome folks and the best talent on the web.
The awards celebrate the best in web design and development and Front is the only agency in Ireland to make the short-list. We believe in creating exceptional experiences and delivering great projects, so its nice to see that others like what we’re doing too. The awards cover 16 categories in total and .Net have published a full list of nominees.
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